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Carmenère
Horse Heaven Hills · Columbia Valley · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Carmenère · Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Horse Heaven Hills · Columbia Valley
- Appellation
- Horse Heaven Hills
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled meat · roast meats · cheddar cheese · game meats
Rated vintages
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200790 pts
This almost pure Carmenère (there is a little Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend also) sneaks up on you. At first herbal and green, it fills in with a few hours of breathing time, lengthens and shows unsuspected complexity. Cranberry, a whiff of smoke, a bite of pepper, and fresh,…